The Engine Room
An Executive Roundtable and Dinner with Friends at Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
November 20 | Las Vegas
WHO
CMOs
Invite-only
WHEN
Fri, Nov 20, 2026
Final Times (TBA)
WHERE
Grand Prix Plaza
4400 Koval Lane, Las Vegas
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Claudine Cheever
VP Global Brand and
Marketing, Amazon

Tim Ellis
CMO, NFL
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Gary Vaynerchuk
CEO, VaynerMedia
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Jane Wakely
EVP, Chief Consumer and
Marketing Officer & Chief
Growth Officer - International
Foods, PepsiCo
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Rishad Tobaccowala
Author, Futurist, former
Chief Strategist,
Publicis Groupe
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Tiffany R. Warren
EVP, CDIO, Sony Music
Group, Founder &
President, ADCOLOR
When Every Moment Counts
The Engine Room returns for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, bringing together a select group of senior leaders to explore how the world’s highest-performing teams prepare, decide, and execute when every moment counts.
In Formula 1, success is measured in fractions of a second. While the cars capture the spotlight, performance is built long before the lights go out through preparation, precision, teamwork, and the ability to make the right decisions under relentless pressure.
The same is true in business.
Today’s leaders are navigating unprecedented complexity. AI is reshaping industries, customer expectations are evolving, and organizations are being asked to move faster while making better decisions with greater confidence. The companies pulling ahead are not simply reacting faster. They are building teams, cultures, and operating models designed to perform under pressure.
The Engine Room offers a rare opportunity to examine how one of the world’s most elite teams prepares for high-stakes execution and what business leaders can learn from that approach.
Together, we’ll explore:
- How exceptional teams prepare long before the pressure arrives.
- The role of trust, clarity, and precision in fast, high-consequence decision making.
- How leaders create cultures that adapt, learn, and improve through constant recalibration.
- What it takes to build organizations that become stronger, not slower, when the stakes are highest.
Designed as an intimate executive roundtable, the conversation favors candor over presentations and shared experience over theory. The value comes not only from the insights on the track, but from the perspectives around the table.
Dinner with Friends
When the conversation concludes, the agenda ends. We’ll continue the evening at Dinner with Friends as Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend comes alive around us.
The best leadership conversations rarely happen in the meeting itself. They happen afterward, over an exceptional meal, among peers who understand the challenges of leading at the highest levels.
Join senior leaders for an unforgettable evening of conversation, connection, and community before the excitement of the Las Vegas Grand Prix unfolds.

